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Leading Thoughts for February 2, 2023

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Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ Source: Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

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According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. Budget Alignment The budget, incentive structure for the employees, and customer success metrics are not aligned with the strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.

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6 Ways to Create an Innovative Culture

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Measure what’s meaningful – because “you get what you measure,” select metrics that reinforce your innovation goals. Innovation autonomy innovation kaplan organizational culture rewards' Step in, then step back – Provide tools that give guidance and structure, but let employees decide how best to use and apply them.

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Creating A Purpose-Driven Corporation

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For instance, while the creation of common standards and metrics for governance are wholly sensible, the notion that companies must be legally bound to have a societal purpose seems excessively heavy handed and liable to receive considerable backlash from the corporate world. Some of these have considerably more merit than others.

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Leading a Culture of Innovation

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Metrics, Rewards & Recognition – The mindsets and skillsets of employees, leaders, external partners and even customers tied to creative thinking, prototyping, and execution of new ideas and opportunities. Innovation Leadership creativity innovation kaplan organizational culture' That’s the source of real innovation.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. The budget, incentive structure for the employees, and customer success metrics are not aligned with the strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.

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How to Create a Culture of Innovation

LDRLB

Measure what’s meaningful – Because “you get what you measure,” select metrics that reinforce your innovation goals. Innovation culture innovation kaplan organizational culture' Step in, then step back – Provide tools that give guidance and structure, but let employees decide how best to use and apply them.